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| Iraq |
| Qaeda Amir and Aides Reportedly Nabbed |
| 2007-03-26 |
| Iraqi security forces arrested a so-called amir (leader) of al-Qaeda Organization in Iraq and two of his aides in Abu Ghraib area in western Baghdad, a spokesman for the Baghdad security plan said on Monday. "A force from the 3rd Brigade raided Abu Ghraib area and arrested Ahmad Farhan and two of his close associates last Tuesday," Brig. Qassem Atta said in a press conference he held on Monday in Baghdad. Atta played a videotape showing Farhan confessing to his ties with a wanted man called Abu Omar al-Baghdadi. "I receive support from Syria and Jordan and have got four groups with an amir and 25 members for each," Farhan said in his videotaped confessions. Atta said Farhan acknowledged his direct responsibility for 300 killings and 200 kidnappings and relocations, adding 17 hostages were freed and four kidnappers were arrested in Abu Ghraib. "Seventy-one wanted terrorists were arrested and ammunition seized in the area of al-Latifiya (southeast of Baghdad)," Atta said the in press conference. Atta said "we realized this week important results in areas considered as hot like al-Ghazaliya and al-Aamiriya," adding the (Iraqi) security forces' strategies turned from defensive into offensive. Reviewing the Fardh al-Qanoon (law-imposing) security plan's achievements for the March 21-26 period, Atta said "130 terrorists were detained, 227 suspects arrested, 25 hostages freed and large amounts of weapons seized." Atta said he has just received during the press conference reports that the Iraqi 8th brigade forces in al-Sadr City in Baghdad found 430 anti-tank mines at a house in the area of al-Jamila. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #3 Try 40-grit hand-sanders for REAL torture. Begin on the soles of the feet and work up to the ears. I still have scars from some "oops" when I was a kid... |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2007-03-26 23:45 |
| #2 blowtorches, panties, and pliars....dispose of the trash properly |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-03-26 21:15 |
| #1 So this is like a US Army Lt? Has four groups of ~25 answering to him? 300 kills and 200 kidnappings is pretty effective work for a unit of that size (depending on how long it took.) Good to get him off the 'street', assuming most of what is reported is true, and not Black & Decker. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2007-03-26 17:57 |